Forestville Fire now part of larger Sonoma County Fire District
Consolidation adds paid staff, paramedic support
Windsor town and school district to meet over joint items
There will be a joint meeting of the Windsor Town Council and the Windsor Unified School District on Monday, July 26 at 6 p.m. for the two bodies to discuss their overlapping interests and plans.
Guerneville residents who fled to Petaluma kept community spirit alive
A close-knit group of neighbors who live on Drake Road in Guerneville have been through a lot together. Recurring floods, natural disasters and now fire. In the face of a mandatory evacuation from the Walbridge Fire, the community once again confronted adversity together and evacuated to the KOA campground in Petaluma, calling it “Guerneville South.”
Neighborhood pole purveys peace
In Sebastopol, peace can be found in more than just Peacetown concerts — it can also be found around town in a select number of peace poles, which sit in front of some homes or downtown, in front of Screamin’ Mimis. A new peace pole was recently installed in front of a house on Florence Avenue.
County up against state deadline for Sebastopol Inn
Sebastopol mayor and West County Community Services director discuss Sebastopol Inn
Hospital volunteer officers installed
Healdsburg District Hospital (HDH) volunteers, known affectionately as “The Pink Ladies,” installed new officers June 14 at a ceremony at the hospital.
Omicron surge prompts return to Zoom for Windsor council, commissions
The Town of Windsor will join other Sonoma County municipalities such as the City of Healdsburg in returning to Zoom to hold public meetings, as the omicron variant has caused COVID-19 cases to skyrocket since Christmas.
Arts & Entertainment
Stage face-off: Revenge vs. rivalry
Local audiences seeking a solid presentation of an American theatrical classic have two very diverse options right now. The Raven Performing Arts Theater hosts Stephen Sondheim’s massive macabre musical, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," while The 222 offers Sam Shepard’s more intimate fraternal drama, "True West." Both run in Healdsburg through Nov. 8.
